Man in a frame, russian animation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f29hdIVV0qk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This video shows a series of pictures followed by words like "no,no,no," or "never owned, never arrested". Its hard to know what this video is trying to say and what its message is, but I will do some more research and find out. Apart from that, the images reminds me of risograph images, they look like manuals to cars or mechanical images; a similarity with industrial russia and its communism politics.

Robert Mapplethorpe

Im also thinking for my figure in photography of exploring the human spirit and the frailty of us all. Inspired by the 12.12.12 project held recently in Manchester, I want to create images that intially look like the subject is in control and almos regal, but on closer inspection something in the photograph will set that off to make the viewer think about it twice. Starting a commentary of how humans believe to be the higher power and always overcoming odds, putting on a brave face for the world; but underneath it all, we are self consious and frail. Robert Mapplethorpe has this feel in some of his photographs, like his subjects arent actually as strong as they are making out. 

Irony in the image

For my second project, instead of thinking of an idea for my final piece I decided to just run around with my camera and take pictures of things that catch my eye. After reviewing contact sheets of some of the street shoots I saw a pattern emerging, I saw alot of irony in the images. Alot of these are humourous, thought provoking, sad and interesting. After seeing david shrigley's work towards becoming more witty and fun, for example; a womanuding her mobile phone in a public phone box, a banksey graffiti obscured BECAUSE of the perspex frame put in front to protect it. These images I found on the internet after looking for similar ironic images.